Baked beans vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between baked beans and lemongrass?

Baked beans are higher in selenium, yet lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, zinc, copper, potassium, folate, and vitamin B2.
Lemongrass's daily need coverage for manganese is 216% more.
Baked beans have 70 times more sodium than lemongrass. While baked beans have 422mg of sodium, lemongrass has only 6mg.

We used Beans, baked, home prepared and Lemon grass (citronella), raw types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Baked beans

Lemongrass

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+714.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+39.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+102%
Contains more IronIron	+310.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+67.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+205.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1948.6%

~equal in Calcium ~65mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~101mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Baked beans

Lemongrass

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+210%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+175.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+169.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+56.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.255mg	5.224mg	216%
Iron	1.99mg	8.17mg	77%
Fiber	5.5g		22%
Sodium	422mg	6mg	18%
Zinc	0.73mg	2.23mg	14%
Copper	0.159mg	0.266mg	12%
Potassium	358mg	723mg	11%
Selenium	5.7µg	0.7µg	9%
Saturated fat	1.948g	0.119g	8%
Protein	5.54g	1.82g	7%
Folate	48µg	75µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.049mg	0.135mg	7%
Fats	5.15g	0.49g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.136mg	0.065mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.133g	0.054g	5%
Vitamin B3	0.408mg	1.101mg	4%
Magnesium	43mg	60mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.74g	0.17g	4%
Calories	155kcal	99kcal	3%
Vitamin B5	0.155mg	0.05mg	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	2.6mg	2%
Phosphorus	109mg	101mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.08mg	1%
Carbs	21.63g	25.31g	1%
Net carbs	16.13g	25.31g	N/A
Calcium	61mg	65mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.067mg		0%
Threonine	0.228mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg		0%
Leucine	0.428mg		0%
Lysine	0.379mg		0%
Methionine	0.086mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.287mg		0%
Valine	0.282mg		0%
Histidine	0.153mg		0%